Wire-fence stay



(N0 Model.)

M. s. TARKINGTON, WIRE FENCE STAY,

No. 436,950. Patented Septu 23, 1890.

l UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

MATTI-IEW S. TARKINGTON, OF T ULARE, CALIFORNIA.

WIRE-FENCE STAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters IPatent No. 486,950, datedSeptember 23, 1890.

Application filed July 10, 1889. Serial No. 317,028. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MATTHEW S. TARKING- TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Tulare, in the county of Tulare and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Wire-Fence Stay, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in wire-fence stay-ties and itconsists in certain novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a perspective view of a portionof a fence, showing my improved tie applied thereto. Fig. 2 is avertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail perspectiveview. Fig. 4 is a detail view.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A A designate the fence-wiressecured to the posts in the usual manner, and B designates the stay.This stay consists of a wire rod provided With an eye C at its upperend, which encircles the top fen ce-wire, and provided at intermediatepoints of its length with the lateral bends D, forming recesses, whichreceive the fence-wires, all as is common in fences of this character.Around these bends D,l coil my improved tie-wire E, the upper and lowerends of which coil are passed in opposite directions around thefence-wire, as shown most clearly in Fig. 3. The fence-wire will thus besecurely held in the recess formed by the said bend and the stay securedto the fence. At the lower end of the stay-rod I preferably form an eyeor ring F, which is adapted to encircle the bottom fence-Wire.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I use a very simplestay for wire fences, which can be manufactured ata slight cost, and bythe use of which the fence-wires will be maintained at a proper distanceapart and be prevented from sagging. The lateral bends ot' the stayprevent the fence-wires moving up or down,and this result is furtherinsured by passing the ends of my improved tie-Wires in reversedirections around the fence-wires.

The eyes at the ends of the stay hold the top and bottom wires at theproper distance apart, and the intermediate wires are held at the properdistance apart by the shoulders, and the said shoulders may be formed inany desired number and at desired distance apart.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with the fence-Wires, of the stay having lateral bendsreceiving said fence-wires and the securing-wires, each of the latterbeing coiled around the body of the stay throughout the length of saidbend, and the upper and lower ends of said coil being led thence to andmaking several convolutions in opposite directions around thefence-wires on either side of the stay, substantially as described. l

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

MATTI-IEW S. TARKINGTON.

W'itnesses: l

J. A. ALLEN, J. W. DAvrs.

